Fionn

Just bought a GK cab from David. Good guy to deal with ... Excellent communication, prompt delivery, all very well packaged and at a good price.

Days chasing days, by The Congos Total pressure hook ... pushes air like a warm storm ... the notes swell so much that they sound almost latent ... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYJAnUFUhtg"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYJAnUFUhtg[/url]

As everyone has pointed out, acoustic bass has limitations in band, live, jamming, situations. However, use it for what it's great for and you'll love it. Solo practice, or just twiddling around aimlessly, I find that having an acoustic bass inspires me to play more. No faff, and you can play it anywhere. I've always had fretless acoustics with flat-wounds, so the experience very different to my thumb bass. I love them.

It's a good thing ... to have a bass that you can't set your eyes on without picking it up to play. It's kind of like having an uber-foxy woman that you've got the horn for ... erm, kinda. I've got a Warwick Thumb NT4. I love everything about it ... the beauty of the woods, their colour, texture, and tone. At once classy, refined and perfectly balanced. Bubinga, ovankol and wenge contrasted by the black hardware and brass of the frets, complimenting the form of the bass; smooth, amorphous, and tactile. Reassuringly solid. Aye, not a twig which snaps in the wind, is the Thumb bass ... then the sound ... growly, punchy, and compact, yet will sing in many another voice ... if you want it to. yehhhhhh!

Check this out ... the Roland Bass Micro cube. Battery powered 4X4" combo ... [url="http://www.rolandus.com/products/productdetails.php?ProductId=940"]http://www.rolandus.com/products/productdetails.php?ProductId=940[/url]

Hi there. I play a Warwick Thumb Bass NT, upon which there is evidence of some shrinkage between the bubinga and ovankol woods of the neck-through-body construction. I've owned the bass since 2006, this was the case when I bought it and it hasn't worsened any since then. The shrinkage is minimal. It can only just be felt so it's not big deal. I was wondering though, in the interests of being fussy ... If I was to attempt to remedy the situation and sand this smooth, how best would I regain the finish that is natural to a thumb bass? Has anyone else had this problem and attemted to sort it? Thanks E

Has anyone here ever had a luthier change a fingerboard on their bass? If so, who did you get to perform the voodoo? Were you pleased with the results? How much did it cost you? I'm considering changing the fretted wenge plank on my thumb bass for a fretless ebony number ... that said, how do you think that a lined wenge board would cope/ feel ... it's pretty grainy. just tossing around ideas really. I might just buy a fretless. Any input would be appreciated.

Could anyone advise me as to the value of a Peavey 15" Black Widow speaker (in top condition) ? Advice appreciated